Safe & Positive Climate Policy Implementation
On February 2, 2021, CAS hosted a webinar featuring a panel of Connecticut school leaders and policy makers with a broad range of experience in the area of school climate. In this interactive webinar, panelists identified the critical attributes of a positive school climate and shared strategies for creating positive and restorative learning environments in which: all voices are respected and heard; racial and social justice and equity are supported; social and emotional learning is promoted; and the skills of citizenship and democracy are employed. Click below to watch “Safe and Positive School Climate Implementation.”
Our panel of experts included:
– Patricia Ciccone and Dr. Jo Ann Freiberg from School Climate Consultants, LLC;
– Steven Hernández, Executive Director, CT Commission on Women, Children and Seniors;
– Patrice McCarthy, Deputy Director and General Counsel, CABE;
– Dr. Janet Robinson, Superintendent, Stratford Public Schools; and,
– Sarhanna Smith, Principal, Read School, Bridgeport.
– Steven Hernández, Executive Director, CT Commission on Women, Children and Seniors;
– Patrice McCarthy, Deputy Director and General Counsel, CABE;
– Dr. Janet Robinson, Superintendent, Stratford Public Schools; and,
– Sarhanna Smith, Principal, Read School, Bridgeport.
Below are links to resources that were shared during the session.
- CT Model School Climate Policy
- CT Association of Boards of Education – Sample Policy on Civility on School Property
- National School Climate Standards
- National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments – Assessment Tools
- Center on PBIS – School Climate Survey Suite
- MAEC – Classroom Walkthrough Checklist – School Climate
- MAEC – Classroom Walkthrough Checklist – Equity Audit